It was a sad day in Paradise

I have mentioned Oscar before. He comes and does the mowing and pruning and whatever else Gerardo needs him to do. He is the kindest person, speaks a little English and uses it with me every time he is here.

He was here Monday and mowed the soccer field among other things. In the early afternoon I went out to check my flower babies again and they were all gone. Yup, they had been mowed down. Now in his defense I hadn't put a fence around them and they did stick out into the soccer field in a semicircle of dirt. Everyone else knew I had planted there but he and I hadn't talked about it. He had mowed since I planted so I thought he knew. He felt SOOOOOO terrible and when Gerardo found out he felt awful also. The back row is still there so he didn't get the Morning Glory but pretty much everything else. Well, maybe it will still keep growing. If not, I have a great reason to get more seeds and plant again. Gerardo loves all the things I plant and every so often I see evidence that he has been weeding in my planters or flower patches. He knows I don't know the difference between a weed and a flower plant so I let everything grow. Oscar even found a ripe guayaba and brought it to me and put hooks up in the wood around the vegetable garden for hanging things. I moved all the plants from my porch to the vegetable garden for while I am gone. With the Zaran they will be protected from the harsh sun and will get rain so Ana won't have to worry about watering them.

Gerardo told me they are spraying for rodents tomorrow so I should be bug and rodent free when I return. He specifically mentioned cockroaches so Heather and Courtney will be happy. They won't need the cutting board to go after them.

It is 1:34am and Jose will be here at 2:00 for our trip to the airport. I got a little sleep but this is going to be one droopy girl by the time she gets to Oregon. Goodbye for now from Orosi.